GK History (Ancient - Modern History,Social Science) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 961 :
Who was the author of IPadmavat'?

  1. Abdur Rahim
  2. Jayasi
  3. Kabir
  4. Surdas
  

Question 962 :
Which of the following rivers is not mentioned frequently in Rig Vedic hymns?

  1. Ganges
  2. Bra hma putra
  3. Sindhu
  4. Saraswati
  

Question 963 :
Hampi was the capital of whose empire?

  1. Kushari
  2. Pallava
  3. Vijaynagar
  4. Chola
  

Question 964 :
Swetambara and Digambara are the sects of which religion

  1. Hinduism
  2. Buddhism
  3. Jainism
  4. Zorastrians
  

Question 965 :
Which of the following was one of the ingredients of 'Middle Path' advocated by Buddha?

  1. Abandonment of killing
  2. Right effort
  3. Speak no falsehood
  4. Giving up hankering for wealth
  

Question 966 :
Original name of Lord Buddha was

  1. Vardhamana
  2. Sidhartha
  3. Kumara
  4. Bhodrabahu
  

Question 967 :
Who is regarded as the greatest law giver of ancient India?

  1. Megasthenes
  2. Panini
  3. Manu
  4. Kautilya
  

Question 968 :
Which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. The Rig Vedic people worshipped nature.
  2. The Rig Vedic Aryans were by and large urban people.
  3. The Rig Vedic family comprised parents and other kith and kin apart from husband and wife.
  4. The Rig Vedic women were highly; respected and thatmost of thereligiousceremonies' wereconsidered incomplete unless wives joined their husbands
  

Question 969 :
Lord Buddha was born in

  1. Vaishali
  2. Lumbini
  3. Kashi
  4. Patliputra
  

Question 970 :
The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called

  1. Kara
  2. Varman
  3. Bali
  4. Vidatha
  

Question 971 :
Svetambaras and Digambaras were two sects of

  1. Jainism
  2. Buddhism
  3. Saivism
  4. Vaishnavism
  

Question 972 :
The rock-cut temples of Mahabalipuram were built by

  1. Cholas
  2. Pallavas
  3. Chalukyas
  4. Rastrakutas
  

Question 973 :
Strict moral code and virtuous life is the way to salvation. This theory belongs to

  1. Buddhism
  2. Jainism
  3. Hinduism
  4. Islam
  

Question 974 :
In which year did Alexander invade India?

  1. 623 BC
  2. 236 BC
  3. 326 BC
  4. 362 BC
  

Question 975 :
When was the Battle of Kalinga fought?

  1. 540 AD
  2. 273 BC
  3. 262 BC
  4. 712 AD
  

Question 976 :
Pulakesin II was the most renowned king of

  1. Cholas
  2. Chalukyas
  3. Pallavas
  4. Cheras
  

Question 977 :
The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at

  1. Ujjain
  2. Vaishali
  3. Patalipuna
  4. Ayodhya
  

Question 978 :
Which of these was NOT a ruler of Gupta dynasty?

  1. Samudragupta
  2. Skandgupta
  3. Kumar Gupta
  4. Chandragupta Maurya
  

Question 979 :
Allahabad Pillar inscription (originally erected by Ashoka provides information about the reign of

  1. Chandragupta Maurya
  2. Chandragupta
  3. Samudragupta
  4. Chandragupta II
  

Question 980 :
Who was the founder of Saka Era?

  1. Kanishka
  2. Chandragupta Maurya
  3. Samudragupta
  4. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
  

Question 981 :
During the early Vedic period the society was based on

  1. Birth
  2. Wealth
  3. Religion
  4. Occupation
  

Question 982 :
The last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha was killed by

  1. Pushuamitra
  2. Vishwamitra
  3. Sangamitra
  4. Vishumitra
  

Question 983 :
Which of the following Vedas is rendered musically?

  1. Samaveda
  2. Yajurveda
  3. Rigveda
  4. Atharvaveda
  

Question 984 :
Gandhara School of Art was established in

  1. Eastern India
  2. Southern India
  3. North-western India
  4. Western India
  

Question 985 :
Who among the following was the first Tiranthkar of Jainism?

  1. Sidharath
  2. Rishabdev
  3. Vardhman
  4. Parsvnath
  

Question 986 :
Buddha' means

  1. The Enlightened one
  2. The Religious Preacher
  3. The Genius
  4. The Powerful
  

Question 987 :
Whose court did the Chinese pilgrim Huan Tsang visit?

  1. Ashoka
  2. Harshvardhana
  3. Chandragupta
  4. Vikramaditya
  

Question 988 :
At which of the following places was a large Buddhist monastery established during the reign of Harshavardhana?

  1. Nalanda
  2. Pataliputra
  3. Valabhi
  4. Vaishali
  

Question 989 :
Vedic Culture was a gift of the

  1. Mauryas
  2. Guptas
  3. Indus Valley People
  4. Aryans
  

Question 990 :
The Saka are commenced in which of the following centuries?

  1. 1st century B.C.
  2. 1st century A.D.
  3. 2nd century B.C.
  4. 2nd century A.D.